Pontesbury, Shropshire Weather
About Pontesbury, Shropshire
Pontesbury reveals its character through a rugged, undulating landscape that bears the lingering marks of a long-standing mining heritage. It lies 7.0 miles south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 234°T, OS grid SJ 399 060), and is situated west-south-west of Pontesford village. The iron-grey light of late afternoon often catches the remnants of the ancient earthworks near St George’s Church, where the silence of the medieval motte contrasts with the persistent, quiet rush of the nearby Pontesford Brook. Beneath the shadow of the imposing Earl’s Hill, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition from the lowlands into the wilder reaches of the Shropshire hills. Pontesbury once thrived on the extraction of coal and lead, industries that etched a purposeful, industrious spirit into the local architecture. Today, the traces of that subterranean toil have softened, leaving behind a place where the stone walls seem to hold the heat of the sun long after it has dipped behind the ridge. The proximity of the Earl’s Hill & Habberley Valley SSSI ensures that the wilder, scrub-covered slopes remain a sanctuary for flora that has vanished from the more intensely farmed plains. Those who walk the lanes find a tangible sense of continuity, where the heavy, enduring geology of the region dictates the pace of every day.
Flight conditions near Pontesbury. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Pontesbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Pontesbury, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pontesbury, Shropshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Pontesbury includes coordinates 52.648848, -2.889649, in the county of Shropshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Pontesbury is available on the Pontesbury map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Shropshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.